Animal Teeth in a Late Mesolithic Woman’s Grave, Reconstructed as a Rattling Ornament on a Baby Pouch
In one of the Late Mesolithic graves at Skateholm, Sweden, dating from 5500–4800 BC, was buried a woman together with a newborn baby. Altogether 32 perforated wild boar (Sus scrofa) teeth, along with traces of red ochre pigment, were found in this grave. We interpreted these artefacts as a rattling...
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| Main Authors: | Riitta Raino, Annemies Tamboer |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EXARC
2018-02-01
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| Series: | EXARC Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10333 |
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